Kyle Langford (sailor)

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Kyle Langford (born 30 July 1989)[1][2] is an Australian sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cups

Langford is a member of Oracle Racing and in 2010 won the RC44 World Championships in a crew skippered by Jimmy Spithill. He was a late addition to the sailing crew for the 2013 America's Cup. Langford was appointed as the wing trimmer following the suspension of Dirk de Ridder.[3]

He again sailed with Oracle during the 2015–16 America's Cup World Series and the 2017 America's Cup.[1]

Langford sailed in the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series with The Wave, Muscat and the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series with Oman Sail.[4]

Langford will sail on Team Brunel in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Kyle Langford – ORACLE TEAM USA". 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/crew/641_Kyle-Langford.html[dead link]
  3. ^ "Youngest Cup winner still in shock". 1 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  4. ^ "America's Cup winner Kyle Langford returns to Oman Sail". sail-world.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Peter Burling joins Dutch Team Brunel and will face Blair Tuke at Volvo Ocean Race". Stuff. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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